Humiliation

I don't recall the exact circumstances this occurred to me, but somewhere I heard someone use the term "humiliation" in a way that implied the normal meaning:

n 1: state of disgrace or loss of self-respect 2: strong feelings of embarrassment [syn: chagrin, mortification] 3: an instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect; "he had to undergo one humiliation after another" [syn: mortification] 4: depriving one of self-esteem [syn: abasement] (www.dictionary.com)

It seems to me that the root of the term "humiliation" must be "humility" ... or "to be humbled." And it struck me as interesting that we hold the term "humiliation" to be so negative when the Bible holds being humble as an exhalted state.